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With most modern graphics cards featuring video outputs for over 3 displays (some a lot more) professionals, enthusiasts and hardcore gamers should be more than just covered in case they wish to build a multi-screen environment. Still there are many people who don't actually want to have that capability at their home or office but would rather have it with them everywhere they go and at any given time. To cover that specific segment of the market there are quite a few manufacturers out there producing external video adapters for use with notebooks and netbooks (mostly) which allow for multiple screen output through the typical USB ports. HIS is amongst them and today we will be taking a look at their brand new Multi-View & Sound adapter.

HIS - Hightech Information System Limited is an internationally acclaimed graphics cards company. Time and time again, HIS were compared and tested by hundreds of worldly renowned critics. The results are phenomena, HIS have proven to offer far superior, cooler, quieter, and faster graphic cards than any other leading rivals. Up to the fourth quarter of 2008, HIS has won over 1000 awards with AMD graphic solution from major media worldwide. HIS is being recognized by providing performance leading and award-wining products. HIS was established in 1987 with the mission to produce the highest quality PC products in the industry. Besides strong devotion to excellent products and services, HIS has been conducting business with the aim to "Glorifying God". Honesty and integrity are the two key principals of how HIS are conducted. Ethical business practice has been an everyday commitment to our clients, vendors, and investors. Headquartered in Hong Kong, and with sales offices and distribution networks in Europe, Middle East, North and South America, Asia Pacific Regions our worldwide customers benefits from efficient and localized services. ISO Certified, HIS's manufacturing facility in China is managed by a team of professionals with expertise in quality control and production planning. Working with world-class clients, HIS has been consistently meeting high quality standards and fulfilled volume order in short lead-time.

Over a year ago HIS released the Multi-View II, an external video adapter which allowed for direct connection with up to 6 screens via USB 2.0 and HDMI (providing of course you have six of these adapters) with a maximum resolution of 2048x1152. Still although sufficient for slideshows, presentations and SD/HD video streaming the bandwidth limitations of USB 2.0 did not allow for smooth FullHD video streaming and gaming (if at all). Because of that HIS is now using USB 3.0 with their latest Multi-View & Sound adapter but does it really work as advertised? Well that's exactly what we are here to find out.